Automatic shaper



April 26, 1932.

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Patented Api. 26,11932 oscAR oNsRuD, 'or-1oHIcAGo; T niraivors-,l':Assreiron rololv'snunmlcnmn wonxsir'rrnc; V oF.cHIcAedrLLINoIsl-A .coRPoBA'rIoN'oEiLLINoIs Ie *1 I lApplication4 flled january' 2 ,1531.V Serial No. V

This Vinvention f Vrelates to shaping'i ma-`v V chines particularly designed for lworking.V

wood, and vof the same 1general'y characterV as the 'wood-working :machine described "in patents to Oscar Onsrud, Nos. 1,685,572, Sep-. tember 25, 1928; 1,685,613,,Septemberfea 1928; and 1,'l'15,380,Juneil,1929:*v V V The objects of the invention are ,to provide improvementsin the |"general arrangef ment and 'details' of thev type of. machine mentioned, including an improved pneumatic ram construction for shifting-tool car-v rying'and driving units radially witlireference to a a "rotating table which 47 supports the articles operated upon, improvements in tool mountingA providing upperV and lower bearings for .the tool-.and alde'tachable mounting' therefor suitableifforright or leftYb rotation, an improved'variable speed drive',4 U` means, forl the work supportingrtabld-a clutch `having a safetyv throwo'utV automatiT cally operable in case'of accident, forfeitherV rightV or left rotation of the work supporting table, pneumatic means in this type 'of machine' for automatically correctly .pfiosif tioning vwork -on lthe work vsupporting table I prior to clamping the work in such position Vio for engagement with the ycutting tool,jand lto provide an improved valve constructionjyfor, controlling the time of action of'ithe pneu-4 matically operated work positioningV and clamping devices. 1*

The objects of'the'invention are accomplished byfmeans'of a construction asfiillus-f trated,in which: f V c Figure 1` is a Vside elevation proved machine.

Fig. 2, is an' elevational shown in Fig.v 1.` V A V p .Fig- 3 i s. a 1312117' 'View of-'the machine partly broken away and with one of'the cutf K p I -the machine' 1s`in operationis determined' by porting unitsincluding `a pneumatic ram jfor. resiliently urging the` unit toward thework V view ofthe'ma-v chine taken from the opposite side off'thatf 'ing istructuretherefore' being :shown inV 'sec-j 71-is al 'p'fl-a'ilf Yiewl partly in section of partly broken'v away, taken on the linfiefSii.V of Figfil;

the'jpn'eumatic ram`- andflcutter 'Aunithcarriied .tlllei'ebyff:3V '5 fi* I a fiFig;v 81 lis fan lenlargedf sectional :detail V sol Fig 9 Sisi' an enla rged,` transverse vertical' line; I10fic-for Fig? 9.

'1 ig.` 112 fs; enlargedl vertical, sectionallL 'viewo'f1 a' 'valve` mechanism cent'rally'V located upon 1 the work supporting table and for' controlling the 'operation of pneumatic 'workH adjusti-n'g` and clamping Adevices 'carrie'd by thentableji' "'-Iiff r A struction shown inFig; 12.-'

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a I .A V ;Fig.' 4'15'5i's'``a horizontal, sectionalfview* .taken on thejiine 115,;-'015 Fig. 12. y

f section `;takenf'on'rthe flinev 99-9 of Fig. 5; f f j V,-,,;I,*T1g.ji0= is, sidefview of the, construction' shown? lnl'FlgiQiipartly in' section "along the' osi ' Fig. '11,3 is a1'p1a'n viev'vf of 'ltliefl valve con; I

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f Fig. '116 is a side 4viewfof the stationary* 1 core element Vof the valve. I yTheimprovedi machine consists mainly," in a supportingbase fhavingfmountedt thereon 'a clrculafrPA 'work supporting table; and`1it'sf drive, and separate vtool operating unitsfwithf inde pendent` drives, |includingV pneumatilo means I for resilientlyurging the tool unitsradially V i overand'toward'the center of the horizontally xdispo'sed rotary worky 'supportingitableg Thefiradial position'ofthecutting '00015 When f speedof'the tools is constant', but theltable 7 has u a variablefspeed drive whichjfis under the Control OfV Gems adjust-,able 'along the; p;

riphery 'of the table, whereby when the'angle of the on the'vvorkV changes, the speed of Vthe table may change accordingly.

' Theb radially' shiftable cutting units are employed `for` successively performing 'dif-' ferent operations on the same article. V

' In theuse of the machine, the articles tov be operatedupon are placed by hand in approximately the correct position on the Work sup-4 V' porting table, but before the barticleV` is en- `gaigedV `by one oflithe cutting tools, a pneumatic device gripsitianddrawsfit 'againststops, bringing it exactly tooorrectpositionf With reference to thecutting tools,'and sep? arate pneumatic clampslhold the article .during thecutting operation;` j Having reference tof the.x drawings, the ma- Chine-'is shown as comprising ia supporting base' 1 having a table supportingpedestal 2 upon Which is rotatably mountedfithe-vvorkv supporting table 3 constructedas illustrated f V in Fig. 11 to include a centerh'ollow casting 4 fittingvvithin the pedestal 2 and resting upon Vthe inclined bearing 5 and having the central journal 6 ttingwithin the bearing 7. on'thef pedestalL 2. The casting 4 carries a Worm Wheel 8 meshing with a Worm 9 on the-drive Fig; 3,'.a clutch 12 connects shaft 10 with shaft V13 Which isV driven' by ajright angle drive lo'-V cated in theV ,gear housing-14 and Which receives power from-the electric motor 15.

ing table 3 isvaried accordingto the form of the articles operatedupon, -vvhich arecar-` riedby theV table, inorder that bafconstant speed cutter maybe equally. effectiveiduring VeoV its operation regardless of changes in the. angle of the surface operated upon.V The change in theispeed of themotor is leifected by automatically adjusting the brushes ,thereon by meansfoffcams 1,16 Which are attached to the periphery of table '3 and may be adjusted 'therealong 'by means. of headed' adjusting screwsffitting Within an annular vT- slot17 V'cut in'the -edgeof the table as shown in Fig. 11.

b The roller 18 carried at the end of an arm 19 is inline of movement of came-,'16 and, When' rocked outwardly thereby, themotion of the roller is transmitted through linkage 20 bto a motor brush adjustingarm-21, Fig.I 1. Bychanging the pivotal connections of link 20,1the brush adjustment may bereversedto meet conditions When the v direction j of ro- Vtation' of table S3 is changed, the motor 15 being reversibleffor this purpose-I f r The Work'supporting 'table' carries removable patterns 22Wh1ch are secured to tne .table by the bolts" 23 projecting' upWa'rd-ly from the -radialT-slots 24 inthe table.V Articles of :Workl as' ro'ughly indicated atA 25 are sup-Il v,ported above the patterns V22 on' theblocks 26secured to the 'patternsL The articlesof Work are placed in position'while the table is rotating andb pneumatic, clamps 27, Fig.`

3, securely hold the articles While the same are being operateduponby vthe cutting tools, but preliminary to the'clamping operation of clamps 27 pneumatic Work adj usting members 28 operate to adjust'thework to exactly the `correct' position for engagement there- With of the'cutting tools. The clamps are described in patent-'to Onsrud No. 1,685,613, September-25, 1928`,1and the pneumatic Work adjusting devices are described in the application'for 'patent of Oscar Onsrud, Serial :No. 497 ,470, filedNovember 22, 1930.

Improved control' means for thel Work'adjusting andi clamping devices a'reshown'in g Figs. 12-16'inclusive :and consist of a valve core formed of theI two parts 29 and 30 Which are secured :together againstA relative, rotation bythejoint. 31, Fig. Thev valvecorc structure is-similarlysecured at 32 to a tube 33. This tube is ,supported at its lower end by a bearing member V34,, Fig. 11, and carriesl V V Vber'37 is fadjustably V-s'ecuredon the member Therate of rotation of'the work support- 36 by bolts 41 passing through tlieclamping core of the valve by -means of-handle ,35 is for advancing or retardingf the actionl of lthe Work 'adjusting and grippingidevices in unison; bAir is admitted to the'valvecore through thecentral pipe 43 and 'passes upvv'a'rdly throughjthe central lpassagevvays 44 and 45 in the corejelements'to the radial passage- Ways 46and'47. The passageway 46 communicates With a gr0ove48 passing part WayV around the core element 29. The 'groove 48 communicates simultaneously With a plurality of radialpassageways 49 during the'rotatifon of the surrounding valve Vstructure in order that a plurality of the clamps 27 may berendered effective thedesired length of,

angular travel of Vthe @table 3' during each rotation thereof. Likewise, theiradial pas-v sag'eway 47 communi'cateswith a groove 50 inthe core memberV 30, from Which the compressed airpasses through-conduits39 to the lWork adjusting devices-28. Air is exhau'sted from' the clamps 27 and gripping devices 28 through conduits 38V and 39' as the. passage- Ways 49 and 51 infcommunication-therewith register With'v the grooves 53* and 54 in the valve core. Inthis manner, after the cutting tools have performed their Work, the articles operated upon lio ` supporting member 80. The uppersurface' are releasedzand may be re-b moved.V V w- J, -f

The clutch 12, Figs.=2 and '3, may be .controlled bya lever 55 1to stop rot-ation'ofthe table 3 when desired.V `This:flever.is Iconnected to the clutch by arlink 5611.V Inorder to automatically stopthe rotation of the table` in .either direction of rotation thereof to prevent? accident in case someone iscaught thereby, a pair of arms 57 and "58 project'outwa-rdly from beneath the table ateach side.. These'` arms are pivoted at 59sand 60 and are linkedtogether at 61 vso that .the motionV of the arm 58 is transmitted to arm'57f;` "The latteris connected by afchain 62ipa'ssing over a pul'ley 63 and attachedat its end to the vlink 56. r Thus if either of the arms -57 and 58 are rocked to-V Ward the end frame structure 64theclutch will be thrown out. i F V The shaping machine is provided 'Withsa' plurality of cutting units as'indicatedxin Fig' 3,-each of which lncludes an electricmotor165 for driving va cutting tool 66, Fig'. 2.V ,Themotor frame and the lowergtool bearing 67 are separately` secured to'the guide structure 68 carried at the inner end of a pneumatic ram 69 by clamping strips 'ZOrand 7 0', Figs; 1 and'5.'* Vertical adjustment of 'the'mo't'or unit beforeV it is clamped in set position; is' eifected', ^=by a crank handle 72 on a threaded-shaft having a bearing on the member 68 and in'threaded.

engagement With a lug 7 8 on theI motor frame. Further vertical adjustment of the lcuttlng units as a whole is provided by awheel 74\ (Fig.l 5) keyed to the threadedflvertical shaft 7 5 in threaded engagement with the lower end of a column member 7 6 forming a support for the ram and-the cutting unit carried thereby. The wheel and vshaft 75 are provided with a foot bearing 77 supported by the base 1. The column 76 is slidably supported in the frame structure 64 and may be'V clamped in its vertically adj usted position and against rotation by means of screws 7 8 having thread-7 ed engagement with the frame structure 64 and passing. through a'half-around clamping cap 79, Fig-2. 1

The column 76 is integral Withthehollow supporting member 80 for the ram 69. ..The

latter rests upon bottom rollers 81 journalled upon transverse sha'fts 82 carried in the ram Wardly by screws 9l'in`thesupporting struc-j ture 80. J The outer end 92 ofthe ram is slidably sup-J gagement xof* the rolle porteduponi fthei-.tube 8)]'whic'h is supportedf by; @the {f s} i. derf.I shaped. Vcasting 94 i carried by-fixedllrods l'195 1('Fig'.;:7)-1extending f from Vthef ram.rguideifSOijl (Compressed bair, is r yadmittedjto :the tube :93'through the fittingi end of the tube'is vopenIto*commfunicate With the .interioro-f :a cylinder 97 rigid on'thegfram 69 .and havingthreaded connection 98 theref-` with. The; cylinder 97 is closed at its oppo? site'endiby` a'cap98" and leakage of lair between itand the* tube' 93 is stopped fbyfthe the center' ofthe tablegthe extent of inward motion of the cutt-ing` ,.un it-is' regulated 4by en-V r .100,cjournaledfinthe3x l,ith lthej pattern supported? at its lower. end in :thebearing `67',f

and the cutting'tool 66 'is clamped tothe spin;V

dle by anut 10 02, at thelower end of the-spin-;l

dlefandiservin shoulder 1031thereonjy r This'shoulder'is recessedia't 104 toengage geto force Vthe tool againstthe V-packings199 'carried Vby theV tube 93. :The V compressed airiservesfto resiliently urge the f ram: and eutting'unitlcarried therebytoward tongu'esA 105 fprojectingfldownwardlyefrom Y the motor shaft 106; The l'atter'is'fhollow andshaped at its lowerFendto receive"- the ta-t pered'upper endflQ? of the tool spindlerori Y arbor 101, which is tightly Vdrawn into Vthe motor shaiftjbyiza bolt'108 passing dovvnward`-`\ ly therethrough and threaded-1V intoiithe f toolj spindleflf` When'the cutting-.tools i 66 lare .fre-g m'ovedy'prf replaced, Lthe. bearing 67 lis lfirst taken outlofflthe way'after?removi'n'g.clamp-b ing stripv 70'., Figg6'. 'The bearing 67 is"ver'-' A ltically adjustable inthefguide 68 andwill.V

therefore fittool ja'rbors''V of varying' length andbringfthefroller `tosa higher orlower position.. lThus therollerof one cutting unit maybe higher than'the `Vroller of another s cutting'. unit and engage a'diiferentiportion of pattern 22 or a diiferentpattern superim'- posed'thereon.`` Thus azconvenient'means is provided lfor controllingthe'cutting units in'- dependently for performing V'different `work.

- The toolfoperating motors 65 are reversib ble, and the 'tool arbors 101' and clamping units-102 accordingly arefmade with either rightor left threads; di

I nthe'operation ofthe automatic shaper,v

the motors, 65' and the cutting` units are re-l the tabIe'Tfand at 'any desired pressure, by

compressed air within the' cylindersi 971.l Airiis admitted and released from the cylinders by suitable "controlvalves vin fthe supply: line, V The ram-69 is firmly guided byftheadjustable1; guide rollers within-:the supporting guide Thefarticleso-fgwork operated upon are supl i f ported on thetable 3 above the pattern 22'and;

lthe toolsfi66 are driven at constant speed by silientlyurged radially `toward the center of I as theftable rotatefarticles placedtliereon A V are'automatically adjustedtoltlie proper pof Ysition, for' engag'ementby tlieltools, Vby; the

Vpneumatic Work adjusting grips28 which.v Vservev todraw such articles inwardly against stops, in which position they are; then' firmly gripped'bythe clamps27. i

@The successive'operation oflthe gripping devices and the clamps is' controlled by the valvestructure'centrally located on the work supporting table '3, tlie elements of this valve as previously-.described :being adjustable'to "effect the desired timezof action of the'woi-k.

adjusting and Vclamping means.

f :The table `3 rotates at varyingl speeds Vcording .to 'the' placing of'cams v16 (Fig. 3)

thereon which, tliroughthefrolleri18 and its linkage to thelbrushe'sfof'the lmotor shifts the lbrushes and cliangesthe speed'. of the motor,

Rotation ofthe table maybe s'toppedfat any time by 'operatinglever 55 whichcontrols the *clutch 12 in* xthe .drivef for-.tlie`table...` This .clutch -m'aylike'wise :be disengaged by the V actuation of leVers 57 .or 5,8.

V While butone specific embodiment of .this invention jhas been Vherein shown and vdescribed, it will bef'understoodthat'details of 'the construction'sliown may'l be alteredV or Voniittedlvvithout .fdepartiiig from the` spiritv of this invention -asidened by the following claimsl- V H' I g I claim:

. 1. VAn automatic(shaper-comprising a supporting basea work supporting tablemounted tliereon for. rotation on* a 'vertical axis,

I means 'for driving said table, a toOlcarrying unit, .supporting'and guiding meanslfor said unit mounted upon' the :supporting base', V .means for effec'ting'verticaladjustinent of the' tool unit supporting and guiding means, said tool unit beingV horizontally shiftable along the guide means, and lincluding aV pneumatic ram for Shifting the tool carrying unit, said supporting and guiding means for the tool carrying unit being Aprovided' witli pivoted guide roller carryingl arms extendingin op- A posite directionsV from their pivots, and means eo. vof the work supporting table. ,I V

1.3. An automatic shaper comprising a supfor adjustingsaid arms toward said ram. V

.2. An automatic shapercomprising asup-V por'ting base, a work supporting table mounted thereon for' rotation around a Vertical axis, a tool carrying Vunit coinprising a head, a motor'mountedinsaid head, a. shaft in'saidmotor having means for attachment thereto of aV tool, a bearing for the end of the tool, said bearing being mounted in said head for inovement toward and away from the end of the tool, supporting and guiding means for said toolcarrying unit, and pneumatic means for urging saidtool carrying unit. over thev top porting base, a work supporting table mounted thereon for rotation 'around a verticalaxis, a tool carrying unit comprising a head,.a motor mounted in said' head, a shaft in said motor having means for attachmeiit thereto of a'tool, a bearing for the end of the tool, said bearing .being mounted in said head for movefment toward 'andqaway from the end of said tool, a pattern engaging'guide roller carried lbyIsaidbearing, .supporting and guiding means for said tool carrying unit, and pneu- V matic means for: urging said toolv carrying unit over the top of. the work supporting ta- 1016., V V

4. An automatic'shaper comprising a supp'ortingbase, work vsupporting means rotatably mounted uponl said supporting base, means for drivingV said work supporting means, a. tool supporting unit mounted .on

Vsaidibase for movement relatively to said -work supporting means, .means for pneumatically effecting the movement of the tool supportingV unit relative to .the work support- 'ing means, Vcomprising a cylinder carried by the tool supporting unit, and a supporting `guide 'within said, cylinder includingimeans for' admittingcompressed air thereto. V 5. An automatic shaper comprising a supporting base, a work supporting table mount- Vedtliereon'for rotation on a vertical axis,

a cam supported by 'the table on the periphery thereof and adjustable along the periphery of the table, driving means for said table,

means cooperating with said cam for varying-the speed of said driving meaiis, and a tool supporting and driving unit mounted for movement-,over said table.-

di 6. Anautomatic shaper comprising a supporting base, a Work supporting table mount- 'ed on said base for rotation around a vertical axis, driving means for saidtable, means carried by Asaid table for varying the speed of said .driving means, a tool supporting unit mounted for radial motion 'over the top of said table including a separate motor drive therefor, and pneumatic means for resiliently urgving the said unit toward the center of the table.

7 An automatic shaper comprising a supporting base, a work supporting table mountpressure andports for tlie'delivery of fluid to saidwork positioning and clamping dcvices, cooperating valve elements 'rotatably mounted upon said core and rigid Vwith said table and provided ,with ports for controlling los the time of delivery of fluid under pressure to the work ositiom'ng and gripping devices, and .means or eifecting a relative adjustment between said cooperating valve elements.

8. An automatic shaper comprising a supporting base, a Work supporting table mounted on said base for rotation around' a vertical axis, driving means for said table, a tool car.- ryingunitmounted upon'ppthe base for motion relatively to said table, a valve structure carried at the center of the table, said valve structure comprising a central core having passageways and ports therein, means for admitting compressed air to said passage- Ways,'a valve body surrounding said core andV carried by said table, pneumatic Work positioning and clamping means carried by said table and having condui't connections With said valve body. l 9. An automatic shaper comprising'a supporting base, a Work supporting table mounted upon said base for rotation around advertical axis, driving means for said table,ra tool carrying unit mounted upon said base for motion relatively to said table, pneumatic Work positioning and clamping devices carried by said table, a valve structure operable in unison' With said table for controll-M`Vl ing the actuation ofvsaidworkpositioning and clamping devices, said valve structure including relatively movable s elements V arranged for the admission and release of compressed air to and from the pneumatic work positioning Vand clamping devices.` Signed atChicago this 29th day of December, 1930. k

OSCAR oNsRUD. 

